"There is a lot of information that was redacted," he said. "With that redacted, it's difficult to tell what the witness records show."

Cathy Starling, support services administrator with the Saginaw Police Department, sent the response letter to Ruby on Oct. 15.

According to the document, the city granted the man's request to view the videotape. Portions of the 9-1-1 tape and police report were withheld because they would constitute an unwarranted invasion of someone's privacy and endanger the life of safety of a law enforcement officer, Starling wrote in the letter.

After the meeting, Ruby said he was surprised by how quickly city council made the decision to deny his appeal.

"I thought they would give it a little consideration," he said. "I guess my main interest is, what are they hiding?"

Under the law, the requester has the right to appeal city council's decision in Saginaw County Circuit Court, though Ruby said he likely won't file such an appeal, at least not right away.

Ruby said he is not connected personally to the Milton Hall case, but would like to analyze the files and documents unaltered in an attempt to discover exactly what happened that day.

"I think that it should be something that should be looked and determined what indeed the evidence showed," he said.